Comments by "B Callahan" (@bcallahan3806) on "'Let's Pull Back The Curtain': Jeff Merkley Rips Republicans On Debt Limit" video.

  1. This is why we say no to crack. If you look at tax breaks they ultimately return greater tax revenue. Why?simple economics, more people working more productivity. For this idiot to say Clinton was right selling out this country via NAFTA is absurd. If you lived and worked during his administration you'd know. Millions of jobs and thousands of companies left this country. Physical, tangible assests were sold off for a shoe shopping spree for the elite. Don't think so? Do a little research on how much land and businesses are owned by foreign investors or a few wealthy elites. What this guy is not telling you is although it may have been a Republican president Congress was either democrat or fairly evenly split. Also under these administrations we actually accomplished things. Unlike the 1 trillion dollar plus infrastructure bill that has yet to repair a failing bridge but wants to open up a daycare center. Again, economics 101. Yes I agree some oversight in especially big business needs to occur. We don't need or want Madoffs or current democrat fund raiser, or bank failures that seem to be piling up. You have a former speaker of the house whose net worth went to an estimated 315 million dollars during her last tenure, tabling bipartisan legislation that affected big tech, then bought sweet deals on ipo's. You or me would be in federal prison. Not saying Republicans are perfect because they aren't. But what made Reagan and Trump great was they didn't hold party lines. They had common sense. Reagan was peace through strength and build infrastructure. Superfund did more to clean up America than Biden ever thought about. 100's if not thousands of toxic waste dumps dealt with not to mention Boston harbor that had a sewer system around 200 years old that was polluting miles of ocean. Granted there were cost over runs . because everyone wants to sue. But over all the investment was well worth it. And other than lawyers every worker and taxpayer not only benefitted but got a tangible asset plus tax revenue . Unlike selling off major manufacturing plants to 3rd world countries because labor was cheaper. And in a lot of cases enslaved. Don't think so? Plenty of documentaries to prove it. After NAFTA many companies moved to Mexico. Set up shop 30-40 miles out of town. Built housing units. Basically, " I owe my soul to the company store" Too far to travel but paycheck went for rent and food. When confronted they packed their bags moved to another country. Again, don't believe it? I worked on and off in auto repair for decades. Replacement parts were usually marked "made in USA, or if you're old enough to remember usa. A trick Japan did in the 60's or 70's named a town usa, so it looked like made here, (smart) I digress. After NAFTA it went to Mexico, the Brazil then a host of other countries I have no clue where they are nor can barely pronounce their names without a current atlas or dictionary. Today's current dilemma is Joe Biden,'s doing. Interest rate hikes don't fix inflation. The fed itself said it doesn't work. We've been down this road before. You want to fix this mess you produce enough not only to supply population but export. It is not rocket science.
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